Hair curler



April 13, 1937. c. E. ANDERSON HAIR CURLER Filed June 19, 1936 INVENTOR Y MdW ATTORN Patented Apr. 13, 1937 PATENT orrlcs HAIR CURLER Carl E. Anderson, East Orange, N. J., asslgnor'to Eastern Tool & Mtg. 00., Bloomfield, N. J.

Application June 19, 1936, Serial No. 86,038

Claims. (Cl. 132-33) This invention relates to an improved hair curler of the type that is rolled inside a curl and, having an open end, a hairpin is placed over the curl and the curler and then -the curler 5 is withdrawn.

The improved curler is cheap to manufacture and is adapted to receive a strand of. hair and clasp the end thereof, the curler then being clamped by a simple movement of a band which is permanently on the curler. The band is also used to release the curler from clamping engagement 'with the hair.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing. Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved curler in open or released position. Figure 2 is aside view of the curler in closed position. Figure 3 is a side view of the curler with a curl secured thereon and illustrating how a hairpin is inserted before withdrawal of the curler. Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 in Figure 1. Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 in Figure 2. Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6 in Figure 2.

The hair curler consists of a pair of normally slightly divergent or separated tongues, an end piece and a clamping means. In the form illustrated, which is the preferred form, I show the body portion of the device made of one piece of sheet metal. The piece of metal comprises an end piece it) which connects two tongues, the tongues comprising the curlers proper II' and a head portion i2 and a tapered portion i3. The tapered portion I3 is adjacent the end piece and is reduced in diameter relative the curlers proper and the end piece in order to confine the clamping means. The clamping means comprises a band I4, preferably of round wire, and usually completely encircling the tapered portion to provide no 40 free ends to become entangled in the hair.

One of the curlers i i is provided with lips l5 which extend a slight distance inside the other one in order to keep the two members in opposite relation- The tapered portion l3 which may be formed on one or both tongues is broadest nearthe end piece which enables the device to be closed with one hand.

'In using the curler the parts are in open position at the start and the end of the hair to form the curl is placed in the slit i6 between the tongues. The band I4 is then slid to engage the broad ends of the tapered part. This is readily done by the thumb and fingers of one hand as shown by dotted lines in Figure 2. The curler is then turned up inside the hair to form a curl on the outside of the curler, as shown in Figure 3. When the curl is fully wound a outside the curl at the bottom of the curler. The band I4 is then slid to the narrower part of the tapered portion, which allows the tongues.

to separate slightly and the curler is easily withdrawn longitudinally leaving the curl undisturbed in the grasp of the hair pin.

In order to minimize friction between the body of the curler and the band by reducing the contact surfaces, the tapered part is preferably made on a smaller radius or semi-oval which makes only two points of contact at l8, as shown in Figure 5.

The curler is light in weight, is economically made and is easily operated.

I claim:-

1. Ahair curler comprising a sheet metal body portion bent to form a transverse end, a tapered neck and a pair of parallel vhair engaging tongues, and a ring encircling the tapered neck.

2. A hair curler comprising body portion of a single piece of material formed into a laterally disposed end piece and longitudinally projecting tongues with a normal spring action tending to hold the tongues slightly separated, at least one of the tongues being slightly tapered adja cent the end piece, and a ring encircling the tongues at the tapered portion.

tion adjacent the end piece, and a band on the tapered portion to act as means for moving the tongues toward each other. I

4. A hair curler comprising a pair of opposed tongues substantially semi-circularin cross-section, a laterally disposed end piece supporting the tongues in slightly separated 'relatiomthe tongues having tapered portions adjacent the end piece, the tapered portions being semi-elliptical, and a band on they tapered portion and bearing on the high points to minimize the surface of contact between the band-and the said tapered portions.

5. A hair curler comprising a sheet metal strip bent to form an end piece and extended therefrom to form two slightlyv separated tongues or substantially semi-circular form in cross-section, the tongues having a reduced tapered portion adjacent the end piece, and, a band on the tapered portions for slldable closing engagement therewith and of a diameter less than that of CARL E. ANDERSON. 

